SVP, Corporate Development

2X; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 125,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the marketing services space is seeking an SVP, Corporate Development to drive its M&A strategy. This role involves overseeing M&A activities, collaborating with the CEO, and managing the full lifecycle from sourcing to integration. Ideal candidates possess strong financial modeling skills, deep industry experience, and the ability to engage with executive teams and stakeholders effectively. This is a high-impact position crucial to enhancing the company's service capabilities and market reach.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in corporate development, M&A, or related field.
• Proven end-to-end deal execution experience.
• Exceptional project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee M&A strategy and financial goals.
• Build proprietary database of target accounts.
• Lead transaction negotiations and integration.

Skills

Financial modeling

Relationship building

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

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2X is seeking an SVP, Corporate Development to join the 2X Leadership Team (2LT), reporting directly to the CEO. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the forefront of our growth strategy.

We envision M&A as a key lever to enhance our service capabilities, expand our go-to-market reach, and grow our geographic footprint—ultimately driving greater scale and impact for our clients. The ideal candidate brings proven experience leading M&A transactions from end to end, ideally through a background in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, or corporate development.

We are especially interested in a mid-career leader who thrives in both strategy and execution— someone who can orchestrate across cross-functional teams while also personally delivering significant individual contributions.

Job Responsibilities

Oversee 2X M&A Strategy

• Collaborate with CEO in development of an M&A target archetype list including capabilities, geography, size, and other attributes
• Work with the 2LT and Board to set M&A volume and financial goals
• Maintain and update the strategy

Build and Maintain Market Landscape

• Build a proprietary database of target accounts that align to the 2X M&A Strategy
• Integrate 3rd party data, 1st party research, and ongoing meeting notes into the landscape database
• Support ongoing refresh and identification of targets
• Nurture future targets to maintain their relationship with 2X

Lead Target Sourcing

• Personally conduct outreach to target companies
• Work with Investment Bankers, 2X investors, and other referral partners to identify opportunities
• Actively work with the 2X management team, partners, and advisors to network into target opportunities
• Manage 3rd party sourcing partners (if applicable)
• Set and track funnel health metrics

Structure & Negotiate Transactions

• Conduct financial modeling & analysis on pre-LOI data to validate financials and recommend a target valuation range
• Orchestrate in-person meeting and relationship development activities
• Envision a structure for the transaction
• Work with the 2X Board/Investors to gain approval on investment thesis and valuation recommendation
• Negotiate the transaction through LOI
• Develop and manage the diligence process timeline, balancing a process that is appropriately thorough and efficient
• Lead the creation of Board memos, documentation, and signoff
• Collaborate with 2X functional leaders in finance, sales, delivery, marketing, and people to ensure appropriate pre-close diligence activity, and to set the roadmap and vision for integration
• Coordinate with 3rd party advisors (Financial, Legal, Commercial/Market Diligence, Other) to ensure appropriate diligence work and report development
• Support development of diligence read-out information for debt provider(s), 2LT, and 2X Board/Investors
• Collaborate with Legal in creation and negotiation of definitive transaction documents

Integration Program Management

• Define integration timeline and goals
• Support creation of internal & external communications about the transaction
• Oversee post-close transaction activities
• Program manage a virtual team of resources assigned by finance, sales, delivery, marketing, and people in delivery of integration goals
• Provide tracking and management of any post-close incentives
• Complete and close integration workstreams and 2X/target integration goals

Job Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in corporate development, M&A, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or a related field, with demonstrated end-to-end deal execution.
• Proven track record of owning and leading all phases of the M&A lifecycle—from strategy development and sourcing to financial modeling, negotiation, diligence, and integration.
• Strong financial modeling skills, with the ability to assess and validate valuation ranges, investment theses, and target company financials.
• Comfortable developing proprietary target lists and market landscapes through a mix of first party research and third-party data.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to engage founders, investors, bankers, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership teams and Boards, including preparing and presenting investment memos and diligence readouts.
• Familiarity with collaborating across functions such as finance, delivery, sales, marketing, and people to ensure a coordinated diligence and integration process.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple external advisors and partners across legal, financial, and commercial diligence.
• Ability to lead integration planning and execution, including aligning internal stakeholders, defining KPIs, and overseeing change management activities.
• Exceptional project management skills; able to drive outcomes and accountability across cross functional teams without formal authority.
• Comfortable operating in a high-growth environment, balancing strategy & hands-on execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development

• Industries

  Marketing Services

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